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===Connecting with HP NNMi===
== Data Source Configuration ==


Perform the following steps to configure an HP NNMi Data Adapter:
=== Configure Connection Settings ===


#Log in to AppBoard as an administrator.
The table below details the settings you can configure for a <b>HP NNMi</b> Data Source:
#Select Data Sources to launch the <b>Data Source Administration</b> panel.
#Click <b>Add</b>.
#Enter the name of the Data Source.
#Select the <b>Third Party</b> adapter type.
#Select the <b>HP NNMi</b> adapter.
#Click <b>Add Data Source</b>.
#Enter the configuration items as detailed in the following table:


 
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!Name
!Name
!Description
!Description
|-
|-
|'''url'''
|'''host'''
|The url for accessing the HP NNMi application.
| The hostname or IP address referring to the HP NNMi database.
|-
|'''port'''
|  The TCP port of the HP NNMi database. Default value is <tt>4100</tt>.
|-
|'''dbname'''
|  The name of the HP NNMi database. Default value: <tt>NCOMS</tt>
|-
|-
|'''httpAuthUsername'''
|'''connectTimeout'''
|The Username for accessing the HP NNMi application.
|Time (in seconds) to wait for the host to respond before abandoning the establishment of a connection to a datasource. If there is latency between AppBoard and the database, due to network configuration, this value may need to be increased.
|-
|-
|'''httpAuthPassword'''
|'''timeout'''
|The Password for accessing the HP NNMi application.
|Time to wait (in seconds) to wait before abandoning the retrieval of a new connection from the datasource. In the case that a great number of connections are made to this host, the size of the pool may need to be increased as a timeout typically indicates that the pool is exhausted and are waiting for a new connection "slot" to become available.
|-
|-
|'''cacheTimeout'''
|'''username'''
|Time limit before re-loading results from the database.
|User name credential used to connect to database.
|-
|-
|'''password'''
|User password credential used to connect to database.
|}
|}

Revision as of 17:08, 31 October 2013


The HP NNMi adapter retrieves information about nodes and incidents from the HP Network Node Manager (NNMi) application.


Data Source Configuration

Configure Connection Settings

The table below details the settings you can configure for a HP NNMi Data Source:

Name Description
host The hostname or IP address referring to the HP NNMi database.
port The TCP port of the HP NNMi database. Default value is 4100.
dbname The name of the HP NNMi database. Default value: NCOMS
connectTimeout Time (in seconds) to wait for the host to respond before abandoning the establishment of a connection to a datasource. If there is latency between AppBoard and the database, due to network configuration, this value may need to be increased.
timeout Time to wait (in seconds) to wait before abandoning the retrieval of a new connection from the datasource. In the case that a great number of connections are made to this host, the size of the pool may need to be increased as a timeout typically indicates that the pool is exhausted and are waiting for a new connection "slot" to become available.
username User name credential used to connect to database.
password User password credential used to connect to database.